Tuesday, October 16, 2007

We have arrived in Istanbul!

The charter package offered a hotel on the Beyoglu side of the Bosphorus so we booked the flight only and arranged our own accommodation in the Sultanahmet area. We stayed at the Stone Hotel and requested room 402 as the Lonely Planet recommended. Above are pictures of our view. The weather was a nice change from Dubai so we had the windows open the whole time - the mosque being right outside our window provided a wake-up call, albeit way to early. Our only criticism to the hotel is their choice in very tacky bedspread - "criticism" is a bit harsh - amusing is more like it. Oh, and I think a shower curtain may be a North American thing.

1 comment:

Dayes Doghouse said...

they don't have shower curtains out there? doesn't that mean everyone has very wet bathroom floors?